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Super Metroid: Subversion by TestRunner and AmoebaOfDoom [SM Exploration], rated by SonowRaevius on Nov 19, 2022 (Star Star Star Star Star )
100% in 9:20
Usually I wouldn't write a review for a hack, but this one truly impressed me, most of all landing the mark on its namesake.

Throughout my nearly 9 and a half hour it seemed like the unexpected kept popping up everywhere, whether it was the music, new power-ups, new mechanics, or even the map layout itself. One minute I am awed by the dark visor inclusion only to turn around a few moments later and seeing the disappearing and reappearing blocks from the Mega Man franchise implemented. Even how space jump worked was something I hadn't expected or ever seen before in a rom hack (though admittedly it frustrated me at first, I understood it was to balance the fact that you got the item so early). The thing that probably got me the most though was the secret boss fight with a Torizo shooting double hyper beams at me, but it was still a fun fight however.

The best thing about this rom hack is how accessible it overall though, you don't really need advanced know-how of Super Metroid mechanics and tricks to play and enjoy it, and if you find the base difficulty too hard you can always try easy as well.

My only complaint I would have to give this though is the lack of some kind of quick travel from some areas to others at points in the game where you have to go from one end of the map to the other, but that is extremely minor as well.

I hope the authors had as much fun making this as I did playing it and I really hope to see more of their work in the future!